Traffic-derived air pollution and lung function growth

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 186, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1208-1209

  Grigg, Jonathan ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACK CARBON; NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

AIR MONITOR; AIR POLLUTANT; CHILD GROWTH; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG MECHANICS; MACROPHAGE; MAXIMAL EXPIRATORY FLOW; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOOT; URBANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANTS; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG; PARTICULATE MATTER; URBAN HEALTH; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 84871764882     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201210-1892ED     Document Type: Editorial

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